1991/2: 6 Apps, 3 Goals,
1992/3: 49 Apps, 25 Goals 
1993/4: 44(2) Apps, 21 Goals
1994/5: 22(9) Apps, 7 Goals
1999/0: 11 Apps, 4 Goals
2000/1: 43(5) Apps, 19 Goals
2001/2: 15 Apps, 7 Goals
2002/3: 32(12) Apps, 4 Goals
2003/4: 13(10) Apps, 1 Goal
2004/5: 8(4) Apps, 1 Goal
Totals: 243(42) Apps, 92 Goals

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Has shown plenty of commitment to City in the past and never sounded as comfortable when playing away from Meadow Park, especially with his move to Clevedon Town that followed the resignation of Tommy Callinan in June 2001. His return in November 2001 gave City fans a real lift at a time when it was much needed, and his presence that season proved crucial in lifting us from a then perilous league position. His campaign that season was disrupted by a string of injuries which marked the beginning of the end for Bayliss in his full playing glory. 

During his first spell at Meadow Park Bayliss was more than the local boy come good, he was also a superb striker as likely to unleash a thirty yard volley as to hold off defenders to get to a loose ball in the six yard box. Hit two hatricks at the back end of 1992 when he was probably in the best  form of his career, almost single handedly turning an average side in to one that was capable of special moments. Made his place in the fan's history of the club secure when he grabbed an unlikely winner at Whaddon Road against Cheltenham in April 1994, a result that robbed City's greatest rivals of promotion for another season. At that point he was in such form that he was able to reject a move to Preston North End.
However all was to go spectacularly wrong as he was taken seriously ill with a mystery viral infection that put him in hospital during the summer of 1994. On his return he was not quite the same player, struggling for fitness and strength. Despite retaining the unswerving loyal support of the fans he was shipped off to Forest Green, with City registering a £5,000 profit on a player they had taken from The Lawn seasons earlier on a free. Remained a competitive and consistent goalscorer for promotion winning teams at Forest Green and then Newport, before his first homecoming in April 1999 on loan from Newport County for the final weeks of the 99/2000 relegation season.

Karl Bayliss

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